Centrify

Centrify redefines security from a legacy static perimeter-based approach to protecting millions of scattered connections in a boundaryless hybrid enterprise. As the only industry recognized leader in both Privileged Identity Management and Identity-as-a-Service, Centrify provides a single platform to secure every user’s access to apps and infrastructure in today’s boundaryless hybrid enterprise through the power of identity services.

Centrify is backed by top-tier venture capital firms Mayfield, Accel Partners, Invesco Private Capital, Sigma Partners and Index Ventures. Key partners include Samsung, which has teamed with Centrify to improve security and increase productivity for millions of enterprise employees who use Samsung mobile devices, as well as Microsoft, Red Hat, Novell, VMware, Apple, and others.

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